Weirdly enough I liked having the one on one aide. I was basically out of the running for friends in most of my classes anyway so having someone on my side that I could talk to and an adult that was basically guaranteed to step in when I was bullied was a positive IMO. A lot of special ed classes can get fucked though, disrespectful and treat you like an idiot who can't even remember your own name.
I shit you not, I had to be roped into what was essentially remedial classes solely because I was autistic. It didn't matter if I aced a test on the subject three days before. When I quizzed the remedial teacher why I'm here even if there is evidence both her time and my time are being wasted, she responded that I can teach the people who need to be there about the subject matter, and they can teach me social skills, even if they were the ones giving me shit for being "the weird kid".
US educational system everyone! If you're neurodivergent, you're seen as a hopeless blithering idiot, but also the perfect candidate to do a grown adult's job FOR THEM!
Weirdly enough I liked having the one on one aide. I was basically out of the running for friends in most of my classes anyway so having someone on my side that I could talk to and an adult that was basically guaranteed to step in when I was bullied was a positive IMO. A lot of special ed classes can get fucked though, disrespectful and treat you like an idiot who can't even remember your own name.
Seriously.
I shit you not, I had to be roped into what was essentially remedial classes solely because I was autistic. It didn't matter if I aced a test on the subject three days before. When I quizzed the remedial teacher why I'm here even if there is evidence both her time and my time are being wasted, she responded that I can teach the people who need to be there about the subject matter, and they can teach me social skills, even if they were the ones giving me shit for being "the weird kid".
US educational system everyone! If you're neurodivergent, you're seen as a hopeless blithering idiot, but also the perfect candidate to do a grown adult's job FOR THEM!